Butterfly presents us with a very interesting idea revolving around a former US secret operative, David Jung, played with a quiet intensity by Daniel Dae Kim who comes under the specter of his past when his long-lost daughter, Rebecca, finds her way back into his life. This series establishes a strong emotional center-an alienated father who is struggling to connect with a world of spies, deception and menace. The South Korean location provides this with graphical depth where the cities of Daegu and Pohang which are less recognized places to see add to the fresh background of the high-stakes spy drama. Nevertheless, irrespective of these encouraging points the show does not manage to balance its action scenes and deep storyline, instead making more of the former and less of the latter.
The series is full of violent action- fueled scenes where cars chase, people fight, and knives fly- and it is difficult not to see how it comes at the expense of emotional building and character arc. Although Rebecca, played convincingly by Reina Hardesty, is a talented assassin dealing with the trauma, her psychological injuries seem not to be developed enough, and her transition to the cold-blooded murderer does not receive well-rounded detail. The story is jumbled and unfocused and the breakneck speed strips it of emotional stakes and does not allow much contemplation. The larger narrative of its theme of a guilt-stricken father and a daughter who has alienated him should have been given more weight, instead the director chose to focus on hypercharged locales which is why the film feels more like a series of action packed bravado rather than an emotionally reinforced dramatic flow.
Nevertheless, Butterfly is nonetheless interesting to watch, characterized by some amusing twists and a terrific lead performance by Kim, who espouses a vulnerable humility to the part. What is indisputable, though, is the fact that the show is highly entertaining in case a viewer just wishes to see smoothly-done action and an eye-catching destination. Nevertheless, it cannot be evaluated as satisfying in the context of the emotional journey and revealing depths of its characters. At the end of the day, it is a derivative spy thriller that is exciting by the gadgets, the explosions but not by the impact or the story itself.
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